New World Record Set for Farthest Long-Range Rifle Shot 4.4 Miles

[Rebel Rouser]

https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/new-world-record-longest-rifle-shot/?fbclid=IwAR2LwEoJa8by2V_-WAQaRcYlogwjMag6IOLVIpqHPBi0YvpxPJ0xcsfudzQ

Cartridge: .416 Barrett
Bullet: Cutting Edge MTAC 422-grain
Stock: Cadex Dual Strike Chassis
Barrel: LRI 40-inch barrel with 1:9 twist that was “structured” by tacomHQ
Action: McMillian TAC50
Trigger: Timney
Muzzle brake: Terminator T6
Bipod: LRA
Scope Mount: Custom 350 MOA mount by S&S Sporting
Cheek Piece: Custom by S&S Sporting
Scope: Vortex Razor 6-35×56 FFP with EBR-7D MOA reticle
Rings: Double set of Leupold Mark IV Support optics: Delta and a Charlie TARAC from tacomHQ

 

[Onagoth]

WTF...that is the craziest mount I have ever seen.

How exactly does it see around the barrel?

 

[mikeyb]

WTF...that is the craziest mount I have ever seen.

How exactly does it see around the barrel?

It looks like the muzzle break would probably poke into the bottom view of the scope on low power, that is really cutting it close! What a crazy piece of machinery. That Razor is enough scope to look a bit ridiculous on most rifles, here it looks like a small 3-9x.

 

[Harwood]

WTF...that is the craziest mount I have ever seen.

How exactly does it see around the barrel?

The Delta TARAC deviates the optical path going into the scope around the side of the barrel. The Charlie adds elevation. Info is here, scroll way down to the bottom:

https ://tacomhq.com/charlie-tarac/

 

[Grantmac]

"how many MOA is the mount?"
"30....degrees"

 

[Tompullings]

Attempt number 69. Nice.

 

[furtaker]

Attempt number 69. Nice.

i know right...so so stupid

 

[guntech]

Kind of ridiculous... lobbing them in... eventually a hit is made... somewhere on a large target?

 

[Snowy Owl]

First round first hit. Well, almost. 68 sighters and 1 shot for the record. Sounds pretty good.

But you still have to be able to SEE your target - at 4.4 miles - and then you can hit it. Eventually that is.

 

[guntech]

I wonder how big a 5 shot group would be at that distance? Would all 5 even be on target? How big is the target?

 

[BigRobb]

Not newsworthy. Even a blind squirrel finds the odd nut…

 

[Maple57]

Not newsworthy. Even a blind squirrel finds the odd nut…

^^^^
This

1 hit after 69 attempts is pure luck. Show me a 5 shot group and it will mean something. Even 3 shots at least.

 

[Maple57]

I wonder how big a 5 shot group would be at that distance? Would all 5 even be on target? How big is the target?

Correction...

1760 yards in a mile... X 4.4 miles = 7744 yards / 100 = 77.44 inches = one MOA

Given the velocity spread this would extend vertically.

Given any wind, this would extend laterally.

 

[Techball]

1 moa is about 770 inches at 4.4 miles. That's 64 feet.

All this proves is the bullets travels that far.

1 moa is around 80in at 7700yards.